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OldDudeFella

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#NAFO Fella (cat division). Old punk rocker, retired hospital CEO. Slava Ukriani “The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson Do not surrender to authoritarianism #resist

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OldDudeFella @olddudefella.bsky.social · 8d

Peaceful protest is (for now) an American right. Exercise your rights to speech and expression on October 18th. #Resist

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”

@nytimes.com #OKgov
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OldDudeFella @olddudefella.bsky.social · 5m

This 👇👇

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 9m

They’re targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James for one reason: she had the courage to hold Donald Trump accountable.

This is political weaponization of our courts, plain and simple—and proof that when you stand up to corruption, they come for you.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9m

Like, come off it.

Here was my Sept. 21 report:

A sharp picture of the personal nature of Trump's disregard for the rule of law

Allegations against Trump's "border czar" and DOJ, TikTok shenanigans, and Trump's Virginia federal prosecutor manipulations. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

www.lawdork.com

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1h

🇺🇸🐌 US Permanent Representative to NATO:

If you had placed a snail on the border between Russia and Ukraine, it would have been in Poland in three and a half years. And they haven't even gotten 20%.

This demonstrates how incompetent the Russian military has proven to be on the battlefield.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 5h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 27m

I’m shocked

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Phecda🇺🇦Plato @phecdaplato.bsky.social · 13m

MAGA. Daddy, is actually pappy. And pappy, needs to sign over his car keys now. Humouring him with a toy important boy Pen 🖊️ is starting to show the world, king Solomon’s cane 🦯… is breaking.

Well, he is

YouTube video by Tom Powell Jr

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13m

Trump’s retaliation tour continues. If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 23m

More than 150 Russian Shahed attack drones are simultaneously in Ukrainian skies, monitoring channels report.

Even during large-scale strikes, such a number in the air at once is unusual — typically, additional waves are launched later.
📷 TG/PPO Radar; info by TG/war_monitor

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OldDudeFella @olddudefella.bsky.social · 11m

Utterly clueless …. Trump is clueless and weak

24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 13m

Reporter: Are you gonna step up the pressure for a Ukraine deal?

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Trump: Yeah. We are stepping up the pressure. We are stepping it up together. NATO’s been great. We’re selling a lot of weapons to NATO. I guess, to Ukraine for the most part.

OldDudeFella @olddudefella.bsky.social · 12m

Russia must be defeated

#NAFO

Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 13m

‼️Kyiv is under attack right now
The main target - energy infrastructure

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15m

Full video:

Substack: www.thebulwark.com/watch?utm_so...

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-L...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1Olcd45...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15m

The Trump administration: I went to Portland, and all I got was this dancing inflatable chicken.

@willsommer.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's scary, and fake, Antifa crackdown:

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3h

In a stunning development, the Trump administration admits in court that it has moved California National Guard members into Chicago, which to this point has been done in secret. To be clear, there is no security reason to have withheld this information from the American people.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 59m

Recently, states across the country have commemorated the day as Indigenous Peoples Day to acknowledge the genocide and land theft of native people that was committed after Columbus came to the New World.

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Freedom House @freedomhouse.bsky.social · 2d

From his cell in Yaoundé Central Prison, Cameroonian journalist and political prisoner Tsi Conrad shares his concerns about Cameroon’s upcoming presidential election and the country's worsening democratic crisis.

www.ft.com/content/7e91...

Don’t allow Cameroon’s forever president to trample democracy again

A festering civil war and a rigged election could spark chaos that would affect the entire continent’s security

www.ft.com

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Fella Historian🌻 @thisuserisdumb.bsky.social · 59m

Reuters is reporting that Colombia is saying the last vessel bombed by Trump was Colombian, not Venezuela!

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 1h

Time to truly cancel your WaPo subscription (even though they still have some great reporters).

“Not only does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, but there has arguably never been an American president who deserved it more.”

I just can’t.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

ILLINOIS Candidate for Congress @abugai.bsky.social : “You said Prizker & Johnson need a history lesson - I’d like to give you one: when masked men are kidnapping entire families, naked, zip-tying their hands and throwing them into U-haul trucks… they’re usually not the good guys.”

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21h

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: TN National Guard veteran Rachel Davis is headed to Memphis to protest the Trump-Lee troop deployment.

She is joining a veteran-led movement launched by @jollygoodginger.bsky.social to protest against military operations in American cities.

Via WSMV www.wsmv.com/video/2025/1...

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 7h

The Ukraine Scandal That Wasn’t: Trump’s Latest Intel Dump Misses the Mark
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The Ukraine Scandal That Wasn’t: Trump’s Latest Intel Dump Misses the Mark

The intel wasn’t just redacted — it was wrong. A fresh spin on Biden’s 2015 Ukraine trip ignores what really happened behind closed doors.

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